== Microsoft's dirty tactics against FreeSoftware ==
-Please help expand and verify the following list.
-Each claim should come with links to supporting material.
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=== Targeting GNU/Linux ===
=== Targeting Linux distributors ===
- * Paying Novell with the "vouchers"
+ * Paying Novell with the "vouchers" for unclear "interoperability" agreements
* Paying Novell again
* Attempting to [[http://olpcnews.com/sales_talk/microsoft/how_microsoft_got_xp_on_the_xo.html | take over OLPC]] (2005)
+=== Targeting hardware vendors ===
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* [[http://money.cnn.com/2008/05/15/technology/microsoft_olpc.fortune/index.htm | Undisclosed deal between Bill Gates and Nicholas Negroponte]], disrupting OLPC (2008)
+ * Dumping Linux in Australia on the Asus EEE PC (2008)
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=== Targeting Apple ===
* Fake "Mac switchers" campaign with stock photos of models
- * The "I'm a PC" campaign
+ * The "I'm a PC" campaign (2008)
=== Targeting open standards ===
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* Creating OOXML to disrupt the Open Document Format.
- * Bribe ISO into accepting OOXML
+ * Bribe ISO into accepting OOXML (2008)
* Passport
=== Targeting specific FLOSS projects ===
- * Bribe Blender
+ * Bribe Blender (2008)
- * Bribe PHP
+ * Bribe PHP (2008)
- * $100K bribe to Apache Software Foundation
+ * $100K bribe to Apache Software Foundation (2008)
- * The [[http://www.microsoft.com/uk/servers/winclientshearts/ | Windows loves PHP]] campaign (WAMP)
+ * The [[http://www.microsoft.com/uk/servers/winclientshearts/ | Windows loves PHP]] campaign to promote the WAMP platform (2008)
=== Targeting OpenSource licenses ===
* Claiming the GPL is invalid and unenforceable
+ * Halloween documents
=== Misc ===
- * The (RED) campaign with the U2
+ * The (RED) campaign with the U2 (2008)
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+== Help wanted! ==
+
+Please help expand and verify this list!
+Each claim should come with links to supporting material.